Chapter 25: Civil Rights Flashcards

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Rosa parks?

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would not stand up when a white person came to tai her seat when the other seats were filled. she was arrested but credited with having a big impact in starting the back civil rights movements

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Linda Brown

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girl denied entry into her neighborhood school in Topeka, Kansas. NAACP helped her and her family sue

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What was the outcome of the Linda Brown case?

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supreme court ruled unanimously that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

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Thurgood Marshall?

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representative in brown vs board case with linda brown. known as Mr. Civil rights

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what did Thurgood Marshall do that was so important

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worked with charles hamilton to challenge discrimination in many areas of american life and was the first african american to serve on the supreme court

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how many cases did thurgood marshall win?

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29 out of 32 in supreme court

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Dr. Martin Luther king Jr?

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black jesus and my real dad

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President John F. Kennedy?

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had a big push for civil rights. promised he would support the civil rights movement if elected

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why was there tension at first in the kennedy administration

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at first he was hesitant on acting upon his civil rights promises but then he was reminded he did just that and promised he would push for them.

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What did kennedy create?

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Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (CEEO)

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why did kennedy create the CEEO?

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to stop the federal bureaucracy from discriminating against african americans in hiring and promotions

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what did the kennedys do during the precedence to aid the south in need

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his brother ran the justice department and when they were in trouble and tried to work things out to keep the peace

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why did Lyndon Johnson become president

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bc kennedy be done got shot. hahahahahaha………….

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Why was johnson such a good VP?

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he was committed to trying to see through the things kennedy wanted such as the civil rights bill

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At first what was it like for president johnson?

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not good he tried to get stuff passed by weakening the democrats provisions and by compromising with outer southern senators

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What ended up with the johnson presidency?

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things went good and he got the civil rights act passed

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malcolm x

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my mother

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Who was James Meredith?

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he was an african american who was an air force veteran who applied for a transfer to the university of mississippii

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what happened with james meredith

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tried to go register bu the governor stood in his way and would not let him even though he had a court order to let him register

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what did kennedy do when the governor wouldn’t cooperate with meredith?

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sent marshals to protect him but then when a white mob attacked he saw need for more protection bc the marshall couldn’t fire back and they were getting injured left and right and then had several thousand troops defend him

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what was the “separate but equal” doctrine

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laws that segregated African Americans were permitted as long as equal facilities were provided for them

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Racism?

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prejudice or discrimination against someone because of his or her race

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what is de facto segregation?

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segregation by custom and tradition, meaning even though there was no law for segregation it was just how people were raised so it was there naturally

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Segregation?

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separation or isolation of a race, class, or group

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filibuster

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an attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators take turns speaking continuously so that a vote cannot take place

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sit-in movments

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when the four black students sat at the restaurant until they were served and would leave. then soon 300 were doing the same thing at the same restaurant. soon it was happening all over the place

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what is the point of sit ins?

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to shame the managers to integrate the restaurant

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black power?

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the mobilization of the political and economic power of african americans, especially to compel respect for their rights and to improve their condition

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what were the freedom riders?

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teams of African americans and white volunteers traveled to the south to draw attention to its refusal to integrate bus terminals

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what happened to the freedom riders?

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they were harassed and eventually beat up by members of the Ku Klux Klan orchestrated by the public safety commissioner

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where did the selma march take place?

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selma, Alabama

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what happened in the selma march?

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sheriff jim clark would not let black vet and armed men and beat them when they tried. kings demonstration got 2,000 blacks arrested and some beten which made nation news.

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what did king do to keep pressure on government and what happened?

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they marched from seam alabama (part of selma march) and tried to get to the capitol but the sheriff ordered them to stop and beat many of them. the president saw this was mad and tried to propose new voting laws

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What was the little rock school crisis?

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9 black students told to go to high school but governor wouldn’t let them in.

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what did the governor do to not let the kids into the school i little rock and what did the president do?

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governor order troops to prevent them from entering so when the president told him to take troops away riots got rid of them. so president had to send troops down to lee them safe

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Bloody Sunday?

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day in the selma march when protestors knelt down to pray and officers came and beat them and left 70 blacks hospitalized and many more injured

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what is Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and what is their mission?

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set out to eliminate segregation from american society and to encourage african americans to vote

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who was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) first president?

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SCLC

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under kings leadership what did the SCLC challenge?

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segregation at voting booths, and in public transportation, housing, and accommodations

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NAACP is the what?

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national association for the advancement of colored people

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what did the NAACP help with

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it helped promote equality and be a big voice for blacks

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What was Brown vs Board of education?

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whole linda brown thing, not allowed in neighborhood school, supreme court said she could go and said segregation in public schools was wrong, thurgood marshall was her lawyer

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What was the civil rights act of 1964?

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gave the federal government broad power to prevent racial discrimination in a number of areas.

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what did the civil rights actof 1964 do to segregation?

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made segregation illegal in most places of public accomadation so it gave citizens of all races and nationalities equal access to public facilities

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what did the civil rights act of 1964 do for the attorney general?

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gave them more power to bring lawsuits to force school desegregation and required private employers to end discrimination in the workplace

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what did the civil rights act of 1964 establish?

A

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as a permanent agency in the federal government

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what did the voting rights act of 1965 do for the U.S. attorney general?

A

authorized him to send federal examiners to register qualified voters sot hey couldn’t be turned away by local officials

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what did the voting rights act of 1965 do for people

A

suspended discriminatory devices such as literacy test

49
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as a result of the voting rights act of 1965 what happened?

A

many more blacks were registered to vote

50
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what was the kerner commission?

A

study to see the causes of the urban riots and and to make recommendations to proven them from happening again

51
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who lead keener investigations?

A

Otto Kerner governor of illinois

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what were the recommendations of the keener commissions?

A

create 2 million inner city jobs and 6 million public housing units

53
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what were the black panthers?

A

a group that preached balcks to arms themselves to force whites to give them their rights this started many movements for black power

54
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what was the Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

A

sit ins started to spread and they wanted to organize their efforts so students created their own club to push the civil rights movement

55
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when was king murdered?

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april 4th 1968

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where was king killed?

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in his balcony at a hotel in memphis by a sniper

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would not stand up when a white person came to tai her seat when the other seats were filled. she was arrested but credited with having a big impact in starting the back civil rights movements

A

Rosa parks?

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girl denied entry into her neighborhood school in Topeka, Kansas. NAACP helped her and her family sue

A

Linda Brown

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supreme court ruled unanimously that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

A

What was the outcome of the Linda Brown case?

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representative in brown vs board case with linda brown. known as Mr. Civil rights

A

Thurgood Marshall?

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worked with charles hamilton to challenge discrimination in many areas of american life and was the first african american to serve on the supreme court

A

what did Thurgood Marshall do that was so important

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29 out of 32 in supreme court

A

how many cases did thurgood marshall win?

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black jesus and my real dad

A

Dr. Martin Luther king Jr?

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had a big push for civil rights. promised he would support the civil rights movement if elected

A

President John F. Kennedy?

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at first he was hesitant on acting upon his civil rights promises but then he was reminded he did just that and promised he would push for them.

A

why was there tension at first in the kennedy administration

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Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (CEEO)

A

What did kennedy create?

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to stop the federal bureaucracy from discriminating against african americans in hiring and promotions

A

why did kennedy create the CEEO?

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his brother ran the justice department and when they were in trouble and tried to work things out to keep the peace

A

what did the kennedys do during the precedence to aid the south in need

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bc kennedy be done got shot. hahahahahaha………….

A

why did Lyndon Johnson become president

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he was committed to trying to see through the things kennedy wanted such as the civil rights bill

A

Why was johnson such a good VP?

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not good he tried to get stuff passed by weakening the democrats provisions and by compromising with outer southern senators

A

At first what was it like for president johnson?

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things went good and he got the civil rights act passed

A

What ended up with the johnson presidency?

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my mother

A

malcolm x

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he was an african american who was an air force veteran who applied for a transfer to the university of mississippii

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Who was James Meredith?

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tried to go register bu the governor stood in his way and would not let him even though he had a court order to let him register

A

what happened with james meredith

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sent marshals to protect him but then when a white mob attacked he saw need for more protection bc the marshall couldn’t fire back and they were getting injured left and right and then had several thousand troops defend him

A

what did kennedy do when the governor wouldn’t cooperate with meredith?

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laws that segregated African Americans were permitted as long as equal facilities were provided for them

A

what was the “separate but equal” doctrine

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prejudice or discrimination against someone because of his or her race

A

Racism?

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segregation by custom and tradition, meaning even though there was no law for segregation it was just how people were raised so it was there naturally

A

what is de facto segregation?

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separation or isolation of a race, class, or group

A

Segregation?

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an attempt to kill a bill by having a group of senators take turns speaking continuously so that a vote cannot take place

A

filibuster

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when the four black students sat at the restaurant until they were served and would leave. then soon 300 were doing the same thing at the same restaurant. soon it was happening all over the place

A

sit-in movments

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to shame the managers to integrate the restaurant

A

what is the point of sit ins?

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the mobilization of the political and economic power of african americans, especially to compel respect for their rights and to improve their condition

A

black power?

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teams of African americans and white volunteers traveled to the south to draw attention to its refusal to integrate bus terminals

A

what were the freedom riders?

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they were harassed and eventually beat up by members of the Ku Klux Klan orchestrated by the public safety commissioner

A

what happened to the freedom riders?

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selma, Alabama

A

where did the selma march take place?

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sheriff jim clark would not let black vet and armed men and beat them when they tried. kings demonstration got 2,000 blacks arrested and some beten which made nation news.

A

what happened in the selma march?

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they marched from seam alabama (part of selma march) and tried to get to the capitol but the sheriff ordered them to stop and beat many of them. the president saw this was mad and tried to propose new voting laws

A

what did king do to keep pressure on government and what happened?

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9 black students told to go to high school but governor wouldn’t let them in.

A

What was the little rock school crisis?

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governor order troops to prevent them from entering so when the president told him to take troops away riots got rid of them. so president had to send troops down to lee them safe

A

what did the governor do to not let the kids into the school i little rock and what did the president do?

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day in the selma march when protestors knelt down to pray and officers came and beat them and left 70 blacks hospitalized and many more injured

A

Bloody Sunday?

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set out to eliminate segregation from american society and to encourage african americans to vote

A

what is Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and what is their mission?

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SCLC

A

who was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) first president?

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segregation at voting booths, and in public transportation, housing, and accommodations

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under kings leadership what did the SCLC challenge?

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national association for the advancement of colored people

A

NAACP is the what?

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it helped promote equality and be a big voice for blacks

A

what did the NAACP help with

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whole linda brown thing, not allowed in neighborhood school, supreme court said she could go and said segregation in public schools was wrong, thurgood marshall was her lawyer

A

What was Brown vs Board of education?

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gave the federal government broad power to prevent racial discrimination in a number of areas.

A

What was the civil rights act of 1964?

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made segregation illegal in most places of public accomadation so it gave citizens of all races and nationalities equal access to public facilities

A

what did the civil rights actof 1964 do to segregation?

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gave them more power to bring lawsuits to force school desegregation and required private employers to end discrimination in the workplace

A

what did the civil rights act of 1964 do for the attorney general?

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as a permanent agency in the federal government

A

what did the civil rights act of 1964 establish?

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authorized him to send federal examiners to register qualified voters sot hey couldn’t be turned away by local officials

A

what did the voting rights act of 1965 do for the U.S. attorney general?

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suspended discriminatory devices such as literacy test

A

what did the voting rights act of 1965 do for people

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many more blacks were registered to vote

A

as a result of the voting rights act of 1965 what happened?

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study to see the causes of the urban riots and and to make recommendations to proven them from happening again

A

what was the kerner commission?

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Otto Kerner governor of illinois

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who lead keener investigations?

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create 2 million inner city jobs and 6 million public housing units

A

what were the recommendations of the keener commissions?

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a group that preached balcks to arms themselves to force whites to give them their rights this started many movements for black power

A

what were the black panthers?

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sit ins started to spread and they wanted to organize their efforts so students created their own club to push the civil rights movement

A

what was the Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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april 4th 1968

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when was king murdered?

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in his balcony at a hotel in memphis by a sniper

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where was king killed?